Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-26
vITICULTURAL CONVENTION.
Card from the Grape.GrOWers
and Wine. .Makers.

and Wiue.Makers.
Owing to the announcement made by
the State Board of Viticultural Com
missioners, that they would not be able
to devote for the purpose sufficient funds
to insure the holding of a successful
State Convention the present season, and
approaching the great benefit heretofore
derived by the viticul :urists of Califor-
mia from the annual State Conventions
heretofore inaugurated and conducted
by the Viticultural Commissioners, it
has been decided to hold general State
Convention under the auspices of the
Grape-Growers' and Wine Makers As
societion of California.
All persons in any way interested in
vinicuiture or viticultnre in the various
branches, whether as producers of wine,
brandy, raisiDs or other viticulturai
products, or as dealers in the same, and
manufacturers aud dealers in viticultural
implements, are hereby invited to be
present at the Convention without fur.
ther notice.
A committee of the followiug-uame
gentlemen has been appointed to solicit
funds to defray the necessary expenses
OF the Convention, and to invite pro.
ducers and others to send exhibits of
their viticultural products: ID. A.
Scrimgeour, Napa county; Chas. Kohler,
Jr., Sonoma county; A l. Sweeizer, So
lano county; D. e. Feely, Santa Clara
county; A. Erz. Los Angeles county;
c. e. MeIver. Mission San Jose, and +.
L Fowler, Livermore, Alameda county;
NJ. Denicke, Fresno county; VIM. Palm.
tag. San Bsnito county; NJ. Keatiuge,
Lake county; and DIR. j. A. Stewart,
Santa Cruz county.
All who are willing to contribute
money for the above parpose, may hand
their subscriptions to any member of
that committee, or can forward the same
to any of the undersigned.
Those who send samples OF wine,
brandy. raisins or other products, or
implements, are requested to for.
ward them to "viticultural Conven.
tion, Grand Ho.el, Sau Francisco" in
time for them to arrive as early as the
h day of March, otherwise it may be
impossible to classify them in time for
proper EXAMINATION.
H. is not the intention to have any
competition between individuals as to the
merits of their respective products, but
all are requested to taste and ex anime
for themselves, and draw their own cou-
clUsions. However, in the general in.
terest of the producers, proper commit
tees will be app ,intcd to carefully ex
anime ali samples sent, who will be
asked to report en- the distinctive char
acteristics of the products of the differ.
ent districts of the State, in order to las
a foundation for classification of the
types produced within the boundaries of
we'll defined districts.
The Convention will be held at the
Grand Hotel, San Francisco, com.
mencing Monday, the 7th day of March.
1887, at IL o'clock A. NJ. and will con.
tinue four days. The annual election of
officers of the Association will be held
during the first day, aud all members
are expected to be present without
further notice.
Distinguished speakers. representing
the Viticultural Commission, the Uni
versity of California, the producers, the
merchants, etc., have been invited to ad-
dress the convention. and a proper pro.
gramme will be prepared announcing
the order of exercises.
Z. G. PRIBER,
ii First street,
CLARENCE J. WETMoRE,
204 Montgomery street,
E. H. RExFORD,
52S California ST., San Francisco.